Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Flemington's standout: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 95% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C+, ranked 321st of 466 in New Jersey. Natural-hazard risk is low. Its weakest subject is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $635K, 6.4 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 98% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register. Flemington’s property offense rate is 25 per 1,000 residents, above both New Jersey’s towns (7.4) and U.S. towns (9.9). On history, just 22 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do better.
Where Flemington beats most towns.
Flemington Historic DistrictWhere Flemington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Flemington is from typical.
Its best grade is an A+ for history (#19 of 468 in New Jersey; 1 place on the National Register; 25 notable people born here), which describes the town but isn’t part of the overall grade; its C+ comes from the livability subjects above.
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Census counts: 1,174 in 1860, 4,876 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1873 and 5 maps from 1890 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Flemington. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw34 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
39 mi Stadium & arenaPrudential Center
29 mi LandmarkDrew University
21 mi Stadium & arenaSHI Stadium
39 mi LandmarkVanderbilt Family Cemetery and MausoleumLynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Prudential Center: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Drew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · SHI Stadium: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum: Vanderbilt_Mausoleum.jpg: Staten Island post cards / Bridges derivative work: Jb, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Flemington, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Flemington.
Flemington draws workers from Raritan Township and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has seen reported crime rise beyond ordinary swings.
3,942 jobs are based in Flemington, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 22.7 minutes, against 30.5 across New Jersey.
The top destinations are Raritan Township (15%), New York (5%) and Bridgewater Township (3%). Only 8% of working residents stay in Flemington for work; the rest commute out. The town’s typical journey to work comes in at 23 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 19 miles away.
| Flemington | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Flemington-Raritan Regional School District. 719 students attend the town’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading-Fleming Intermediate SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–6 | Grades 5–6 | 719 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes rose from 130 to 138 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. At 30.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 86% of New Jersey’s graded towns.
The level of violent crime in Flemington is 3.1 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 76% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Flemington after 8 declared disasters, most recently in 2021. 52% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by strong winds at 13%. 9 flood insurance claims have been paid here since 1996.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Only 34.1% of households own their home, against 63.8% across New Jersey.
Adults 18 to 34 are a third of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 34% of residents (40% statewide). 14% of residents are 65 or older in Flemington.
| Flemington | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34.2 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 45% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 21% | 22% |
55% women, 45% men
About 83 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.8 points). Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Flemington | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.8% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.8% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.9% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18.6% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.4% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.8% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.7% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.5% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.6% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 9.7% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.4% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.5% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,900, single groups can be off by several points
Against the 10,524 U.S. towns with household incomes like Flemington’s, it is healthier than 83%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income. Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 78% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
For adults in Flemington, the share who worry about having enough food is 18%. The town does better than the New Jersey average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 8. Among adults here, 36% feel lonely and 29% have high blood pressure.
| Flemington | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 78% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Flemington | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.3% | 7.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 16.5% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 21° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Typical home values rose 2.4% in the year to September 2026. In Flemington, 34% of households live in a home they own. For Flemington, the going rate for rent is $1,532 a month.
| Flemington | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 34% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,532 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Walkers can cover 0.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in Flemington: one, of 11 acres.
| Flemington | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.1% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuccamirgan Park | 0.4 mi | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Flemington
About 2 of every 100 Flemington residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
25 notable people were born in Flemington.
Borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, US
Flemington is a borough in and the county seat of Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Most of the borough is located in the Amwell Valley, a low-lying area of the Newark Basin, and the Raritan Valley, the South Branch of the Raritan River, which flows through the center of Flemington. Northwestern portions of the borough sit on the Hunterdon Plateau. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,876, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 295 (+6.4%) from the 2010 census count of 4,581, which in turn reflected an increase of 381 (+9.1%) from the 4,200 counted in the 2000 census. Flemington is an independent municipality completely surrounded…
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Flemington grades C+ overall, better than 41% of U.S. towns and #321 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades B+ for health, C for safety and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
Flemington has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places. 25 notable people were born here, including Dick Foran and Danny Federici.
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